Transmission of electricity to vehicles



Jan. 13, 193.1. lC, GOODMAN 1,788,572

v'TRANSMISSION OF ELECTRICITY T0 VEHICLES Filed Oct. 19. 1929 fforney'Patented Jan.A 13, 1931 o 5,0) Theifree end L i V-oHARLIEyGoonM-ANQ-.OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS,` AssIGNoR- To CHARLES Hf H IBB,or"

" CHICAGO. f a

foFFIC-ie ILLINoIs TRANsMIssIoNoF ELEoTRIoITYrovEHIcLEs The `presentinvention appertains to im? provements in the transmission ofelectricity to vehicles and more particularly Vto the transmission off'electrieity through rails to 35 electrical apparatusonvehicles-operating thereon.,

The'princip'al object` of V'this invention isto provideffmeans wherebythe possibility of persons becoming shockedby contact with 10 therails'giseliminated.V f

In the drawings:

Figure 1 represents a cross sectional view through the rail and showingthe portion ofv avehicle supported thereon. with itsmotor 15'Y properlyconnectedtoithe rails. Y

Y lFigure Qfrepresents aV` fragmentary top -pian view yof .the mns."

'-Figure 3 represents a longitudinal sectional view through thecollector arm.

"7720* Referring to the drawings, wherein like Y numerals designatelike'parts, itwill be seen that numerals 5 indicate the usual ties onwhich therails 6, 7 and 8 are laid. The rails v 6.andl7iserve tosupportthe vehicle, while thethirdfrail 8 isa vconductorfor-electricity.

f In Figure 1, lwheels 9-' 9 are' connected to the truckand axles 10and'11 ofa piece of rolling stock.V Mounted upon the truck o1-anyother'suitable support on the rolling stock is the motor 12 foroperating thevehiolefthe same being geared asat4 13 for driving'thevehicle; Y

' "TheplatformlO is of some suitable Vcli-elec,-

' tric material and the axle aforementioned is preferably divided'intoapair of sections, if some other'provision is `not found more suit- Yable for insulating the wheels 9 9 from each v Y other. `A connection 14vis made between one l 'Y section of they-axle andthe motor 12, while asecond connection lisfm'ade between the opposite sideoofthe motor andtheconductor f i 16,-.which passes longitudinally throughthe elongatedhollow arm 17.

'pinand bracketrvland 19 respectively. A

sprinfg20 is interposed between a bracket 21- ,The upper end ofthis armis-pivotally connectedto Vthe platforrnil()` by means' of the a reducedextension 22and` atthis end of the `arni an arcuatefshaped Contact plate23 is provi-dedand` connected tothe conductor 16. This plate 23 ridesagainst the thirdv rail 8 1 for 'collecting the energy therefrom Therail forms theopposite side of the metallic circuit andas is obvious byreason of the feon'-v 1 nection V14.` 'a

fers tocertain details, itis to be understood.

'thatchanges may be made 'thereinr wit-hout departing from the spiritandlscopefof the-V invention as claimed hereinafter.

is elaimed as new is: Y g r Meansfor transmitting energy to. vehicles,

Having thus deseribed the invention,v whaty l between oneV wheel of thetruck and one side arm fat onefend to thetruck, Ia plate at the oppositeendof-'thelarm to which the conducaA v Y a ,tor is :attached and.whichis' adapted to" ride y g l against thethirdxrail, and"a:conneotion.be2- Vj in combination, a truck lincluding wheels; a v pair of'railsforsupporting thetruck, a third yrail for conducting energy, V am-otor on,they

truck forfdriving the` truck, arconnection vof the motor, vva colleetorcomprising an elon Y* gated hollow armofdi-eleo'trio material, -a`conductor fdisposedf longitudinally `there'- i through, meansforpivotallyjisupporting the 'sog tween thev opposite side of-themotorandthe said conductorg .V i

In testimony whereof IpaifiX my signature.` Y

- o n lthe platform V10and theaforementioned arm 17.` y

ofthearrn isprovided with i i mav l

